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R. W. JONES.

' HAME. No. 370.196. Patented Sept. 20, 1887.

NiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,196, dated September 20, 1887.

Application filed August 9, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hame-Tops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hametop constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section.

Myimprovement relates to what are known to the trade as ball-top hames, and it consists in certain details of construction, which will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views, A represents the hamewood.

B is the metal top piece, which I usually form of brass, although it may be of any suit able metal, and if made of the cheaper metalsas iron, for example-fit may be japanned or plated, as desired. It is formed with shoul ders b on each side, which are let into the hame-wood near the top thereof, and is extended in a curved direction beyond the wood of the hame and formed with a shouldered tenon, b, for a purpose which will be explained hereinafter. It is provided with holes or apertures at suitable intervals to receive the bolts or rivets by means of which it is secured to the hame-wood and metallic lin- I) is the usual metal lining for the hamewood, and it is also provided with holes or apertures which coincide with the holes in the ornamental top piece, B.

The two metal parts 13 and O are secured to the hame by means of bolts or rivets D, which are passed through the holes in said metal parts and transversely through the Serial No. 246,53 (No model.)

hame-wood, and are upset or fastened in any well-known manner. The hame-wo0d A is provided with recesses a, which, when the parts are all assembled, form slots or passages for the hame-straps.

E is the ornamental top, which may be in the form of a ball, or may be substantially bell-shaped, as in the drawings, or of any other desired configuration. In the form shown in the drawings the outer or top portion is convex, and has an aperture about the size of the tenon-b, but smaller than the shoulder of said tenon, so that it will rest firmly on the latter when the ball is secured. The opening or aperture extends entirely through the ball or bell E; but the lower portion is enlarged to about the size of the metal piece B, and when the ball or ornament is applied all the parts fit snugly and the lower part of the ball or ornament extends down over and covers the upper end of the hame iron or lining, so that none of the joints is exposed. The ball or ornament is applied and the outer end of the tenon is upset or riveted firmly on the convex portion of the ball, or in a countersink made in the center thereof, and is held firmly and securely against the shoulder of the tenon. Instead of riveting these two parts the tenon might be screw-threaded and the hole in the top of the ball or hell he screwtopped, and the parts might be tightly screwed together. I prefer, however, to rivet or upset the top of the tenon.

The parts are all easily and cheaply made, and may be readily assembled, and a neat, strong, and durable ball-top hame is produced by my improvement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hame comprising the ordinary hamewood and metal lining, the metal top piece, 13, with offsets or shoulders on each side fitted into the hame-wood, and having a shouldered tenon at its upper end, which is passed through an aperture in the ornamentalball or hell and riveted or screwed firmly against the shoulder of the tenon, substantially as described.

2. A hame comprising the ordinary hamewood and metal lining, the metal top piece, B,

with a shouldered tenon at its upper end, in combination with an ornamental ball or bell, which is extended downwardly to cover the upper end of the metal lining, and is firmly riveted or screwed on said tenon and against the shouldered portion thereof; substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD W. JONES.

Witnesses:

G. S. HILL, FRANK OLoYsoN. 

